Eleazar Avaran
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Eleazar Avaran was a Jewish warrior of the Maccabean revolt, renowned for his heroic death in battle against the Seleucid forces.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Eleazar Avaran canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4079267 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Eleazar Avaran Context triple: [Simon Thassi, sibling, Eleazar Avaran]
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A.
Eleazar
Eleazar is a masculine given name of Hebrew origin, traditionally associated with religious and historical figures.
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B.
Eleazar ben Ya'ir
Eleazar ben Ya'ir was a 1st-century Jewish Zealot leader best known for commanding the Sicarii rebels at Masada during the First Jewish–Roman War.
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C.
Eleazar ben Simon
Eleazar ben Simon was a first-century Jewish Zealot leader who played a major role in the Great Jewish Revolt against the Roman Empire.
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D.
Eleazar the priest
Eleazar the priest is a biblical high priest of Israel, son of Aaron, who helped lead and oversee the distribution of the Promised Land after Joshua’s conquests.
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E.
Rav Huna
Rav Huna was a prominent third-century Babylonian Amora and head of the Sura academy, renowned for his halakhic rulings and influence on the Talmud.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Eleazar Avaran Target entity description: Eleazar Avaran was a Jewish warrior of the Maccabean revolt, renowned for his heroic death in battle against the Seleucid forces.
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A.
Eleazar
Eleazar is a masculine given name of Hebrew origin, traditionally associated with religious and historical figures.
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B.
Eleazar ben Ya'ir
Eleazar ben Ya'ir was a 1st-century Jewish Zealot leader best known for commanding the Sicarii rebels at Masada during the First Jewish–Roman War.
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C.
Eleazar ben Simon
Eleazar ben Simon was a first-century Jewish Zealot leader who played a major role in the Great Jewish Revolt against the Roman Empire.
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D.
Eleazar the priest
Eleazar the priest is a biblical high priest of Israel, son of Aaron, who helped lead and oversee the distribution of the Promised Land after Joshua’s conquests.
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E.
Rav Huna
Rav Huna was a prominent third-century Babylonian Amora and head of the Sura academy, renowned for his halakhic rulings and influence on the Talmud.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jewish warrior
ⓘ
Maccabean leader ⓘ historical figure ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Hasmonean dynasty ⓘ |
| broaderConflict | Hellenistic period Jewish resistance ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | crushed by war elephant ⓘ |
| commemoratedIn | Jewish historiography of the Maccabees ⓘ |
| conflict | Seleucid–Hasmonean conflict ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | Judea ⓘ |
| describedIn |
1 Maccabees
ⓘ
2 Maccabees ⓘ |
| diedIn | Battle of Beth Zechariah ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Jews ⓘ |
| familyName | Avaran ⓘ |
| father | Mattathias ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | Eleazar ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Judea ⓘ |
| killedBy | war elephant ⓘ |
| languageOfSources |
Greek
ⓘ
Hebrew ⓘ |
| legacy | remembered as a martyr-like hero in Jewish tradition ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Hasmonean dynasty
ⓘ
surface form:
Hasmonean family
|
| militaryAllegiance |
Maccabean forces
ⓘ
surface form:
Hasmonean forces
|
| militaryRank | warrior ⓘ |
| motivation | defense of Jewish religious freedom ⓘ |
| notableAction | attacked an elephant believed to carry the Seleucid king ⓘ |
| notableFor | heroic death in battle ⓘ |
| opponent | Seleucid Empire ⓘ |
| opposed | Hellenistic religious decrees ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Maccabean Revolt ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Zechariah son of Jehoiada
ⓘ
surface form:
Beth Zechariah
|
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| roleInMaccabeanRevolt | fighter in early battles against Seleucid forces ⓘ |
| sibling |
John Gaddi
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jonathan Apphus ⓘ Judas Maccabeus ⓘ Simon Thassi ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 2nd century BCE ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Eleazar Avaran Description of subject: Eleazar Avaran was a Jewish warrior of the Maccabean revolt, renowned for his heroic death in battle against the Seleucid forces.
Referenced by (3)
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